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Zero-day flaw haunts Internet Explorer

Zero-day flaw haunts Internet ExplorerJelloWow, Ryan, that really tells me a lot. What does this vulnerability do? Change my hard drive into Jello?While the information is appreciatedit would have been nice if the headline had included that little number 6. It makes a huge difference.this flaw haunts only OLD Internet...

Tags: Web browsers, Manuel Caballero, Microsoft Internet Explorer, zero-day bug, Mozilla Firefox, vulnerability

Discussion threads 2008-06-26

Can I interest you in a glass of Berry Blue Kool-Aid?: A recap of Microsoft Blue Hat v7

Can I interest you in a glass of Berry Blue Kool-Aid?: A recap of Microsoft Blue Hat v7How does Caballero's ghost work?Nate, can you or someone else give more technical details about Manuel Caballero's talk?Did he explain how his "ghost" works, or was it just a blackbox demo?Well...Unfortunately, I can't...

Tags: Microsoft Corp., Manuel Caballero, Berry Blue Kool-Aid?, Microsoft Blue Hat v7, Microsoft Blue Hat

Discussion threads 2008-05-07

Additional Resources

How our brain sees natural scenes

How our brain sees natural scenesFascinating Topic Bravo! Roland.Professor Luis von Ahn is a professor of Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University. ..., Ben Maurer, Colin McMillen, David Abraham and Manuel Blum. These dudes need to get in touch with Dr. Michael Barnsley>Michael.Barnsley@maths.anu.edu.au

Tags: natural scene, L-System

Discussion threads 2008-11-24

Intel: We love you, iPhone!

Intel: We love you, iPhone!Without Intel Apple fails.Who wants a Mac that cost more and is slower than a PC?Oh wait a minute...Ok. Who wants a Mac that cost more and is much slower than it is now?Without Intel CPU's the Mac platform is an under performing failure.Put down...

Tags: Smart phones, OOA/OOD/OOP, Desktops, Processors, Intel Corp., Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., CPU, Adrian

Discussion threads 2008-10-24

Who owns social media?

Who really owns your social data? That is the question that will be debated tonight at the headquarters of CBS Interactive in San Francisco, along with many others. The Social Media Club, headed by Chris Heuer...

Tags: Social Media, Andrew Mager

Blog posts 2008-10-21

SimCoupe 0.8.3 (Mac)

SimCoupe/MacOS is an SAM Coupe emulator for the Macintosh.SimCoupe emulates the original SAM Coupe 512K computer. It is also able to function as a Spectrum emulator because the hardware is very similar. Sound support is now included, using the SAA1099 core by Juergen Buchmueller and Manuel Abadia.

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Emulator, Richard Bannister, SimCoupe/MacOS

Software downloads 2008-09-27

Where on earth are these Microsoft patches?

Lost in the shuffle of this month's Patch Tuesday barrage is the fact that a critical vulnerability in the ever-present Windows Media Player WMP was not fixed "because of a last minute quality issue." Microsoft originally listed the WMP update in the advance notice for August but,...

Tags: Vulnerability, Patch Management, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Web Browsers, Operating Systems, Software, Internet, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2008-08-14

Multiple Facebook vulnerabilities reported on Full-Disclosure

Jouko Pynnonen posted a message to the Full-Disclosure mailing list today, citing multiple "script injection" vulnerabilities within Facebook.  I'm not sure if this is a surprise to anybody out there, it's certainly not to me, as numerous web applications have major problems with Cross-site Scripting vulnerabilities, but I think this...

Tags: Facebook, Vulnerability, XSS, JavaScript, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web Browser, Sandbox, JS, Canvas Page, Web Browsers, Internet, Nathan McFeters

Blog posts 2008-07-02

PrinterSetup project for CUPS

A recently released printer utility for larger Mac deployments is in "prototyping phase." For those managing mass-quantities of Macs and Unix machines, this project could be useful. PrinterSetup is a component of PrintingWorks, an open-source CUPS "print accounting solution" by Lucid Information Systems. The docs say it's...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, PrinterSetup, Printers, Hardware, Peripherals, David Morgenstern

Blog posts 2008-05-12

Microsoft outlines its BlueHat briefing schedule

Microsoft's 7th BlueHat conference--which features external and internal security researchers--will focus on web applications and architecture. The invitation only conference kicks off May 1 and runs through May 2. Among the notable talks from the schedule: Alex "Kuza55" K. of SIFT in which he...

Tags: Microsoft Corp., Conference, Phishing, BIOS, Cyberthreats, Spam, Web Browsers, Security, Viruses And Worms, Spam And Phishing, Hardware, Components, Internet, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-04-25

9000 PCs in Swiss schools going Linux only

9000 computers in Swiss schools have been dual-booting Windows and and Ubuntu for some time now in anticipation of guidelines from the Switzerland's Department of Public Instruction, whose motto is "Long Live Free Software." The Tribune de Geneve featured a story on Friday about the elimination of dual boot...

Tags: Ubuntu, PC, Computer, F/OSS, Linux, Productivity, Tools & Techniques, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software, Management, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2008-04-06

Caballero 1.0.1 (Windows)

Caballero is a strategic board game. The game is played on a board consisting of hexagons, which can be conquered. The goal is to conquer as much territory as possible, more than your opponents. You can do this by capturing hexagons with your units. Besides, you can fight with other...

Tags: Territory, Board, Microsoft Windows, Caballero, Knights, Corporate Governance, Games, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2008-02-09

Apple's summer 2007 announcements (updated)

Apple's summer 2007 announcements updatedApple CustomerI have been a customer of apple products for the past 1 1/2 years now. All I can say is Mr. Steve Jobs, you're doing a great job on all these creations that have stemmed from a hard and artistic background.I want more people to...

Tags: NEW iMac, Apple iWork, Apple iLife, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2007-08-07

San Francisco Daily Photo 1.2 (Windows)

Displays a picture of San Francisco everyday, as featured on Manuel's San Francisco Daily Photo blog (http://sanfranciscodailyphoto.blogspot.com). Let San Francisco Daily Photo show you today's picture. You can read the comments left on the blog, and add your own. You can even ask for a map that shows where each...

Tags: San Francisco, Blog, Picture, Photograph, Frederic Botton, Blogging, Microsoft Windows, Internet, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2007-07-27

Opera patches browser flaws

Opera patches browser flawsAnd the leopardwas trampled by the 800 pound gorilla...:)Ryan Naraine you are coming off like a SECURITY GOD .I like your un-biased approach to every issue plaguing everything . Keep up the GREAT work , others at ZDNET could learn quite a few things from you .Just...

Tags: Web browsers, patch management, Opera Software, FTP PASV, Web browser

Discussion threads 2007-04-11

News to know: Vista emergency patch; IT and Cancer; Apple DRM; Adobe Design Central

Notable headlines: Ryan Naraine: Animated cursor attacks escalate; emergency patch coming. Microsoft knew of Windows cursor flaw since December 2006.News: Microsoft to issue cursor flaw patch early. Attackers exploit zero-day Windows flaw.Reuters: Apple-EMI in music deal; so long DRM. Techmeme discussion. Engadget: A real interview with Fake Steve Jobs.Larry Dignan:...

Tags: General

Blog posts 2007-04-02

Dead-Finger Tech: Manuel takes his Blackberry Pearl everywhere, but would leave Microsoft if he could

Dead-Finger Tech: Manuel takes his Blackberry Pearl everywhere, but would leave Microsoft if he couldTranscript?Not everyone has a usable audio channel.(Remember it requires both an electronic and a biological one, both have to work.)Sure type isn't purfectBut I would take it any day over a win mobile device with a...

Tags: Manuel, Dead-Finger Tech, BlackBerry Pearl, QWERTY, RIM BlackBerry, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2007-03-30

Dead-Finger Tech: Manuel takes his Blackberry Pearl everywhere, but would leave Microsoft if he could

OK, so it has been a little while since Ive done one of my favorite types of interviews -- what I call a Dead-Finger Technology or DFT interview. In case you havent seen the other DFT interviews, this where I get someone (sometimes its someone I know, other times, just...

Tags: Wired &, Wireless, Vista, Video, Telephony, Personal Technology, Mobile, Hardware Infrastructure, General, Dead Finger Tech

Blog posts 2007-03-30

IMS: a reality check

Yesterday at the Internet Telephony Conference & Expo in Fort Lauderdale, I was privileged to be on a panel entitled: Quo Vadis? An IMS Industry Round Table.OK, basics first. In this meaning, IMS refers to IP Media Subsystem, a type of next-generation architecture for mobile communications providers and carriers...

Tags: General, Research, trends, IBM IMS

Blog posts 2007-01-25

Tilting at Silicon Valley's windmills: A visit by a Spanish delegation of technologists

I had a fascinating conversation a couple of Sundays ago with a visiting delegation of Spanish business and technology leaders from the region of Asturias, in Northern Spain.I was very flattered and honored that in their very busy three-day tour of Silicon Valleys top companies, universities, and research institutes, they...

Tags: SPANISH, delegation, Asturias

Blog posts 2006-10-03